14 Responses to Something fishy afoot?

The pond is owned by little Wyrley Estate, and has had these signs up on previous occasions i once got into a lengthy discussion with the council about getting the place tidied up a bit after a Gypsy incursion. The council said they could not help me with the maintenance of the pool as it was the responsibility of Little Wyrley Estate.
There have been a few privateers who have took it upon themselves to manage the pool previously. I am not sure they ever had permission from Wyrley Estate, but that would have to be verified. We continued fishing it and asked the people involved to prove their position as pool managers, it was never proved.

As long as I have ever known the pond has belonged to Wyrley Estate and a licence is required to fish there… Im shocked that anybody has been able to fish without a licence and got away with it as there as there is a guy called Carl Griffiths who looks after the pool intensely as his own but does a very good job to be honest….
He has just informed me that an Environment Agency Rod Licence is needed and pool must be left as they find it no litter etc 😀
Hope this helps 😀

A licence is different to a permit from the owners, you have to have a licence to fish anywhere and I would imagine Taffy has one. I think hes more asking about a permit to fish which is usually supplied by the owner of the water. Seems like its an open water from what your friend has said so Taffy can carry on fishing his favourite pool.
Tight lines.

I fished there regularly from about 1945 until the mid fifties and then paid the occasional visit in the early 1960s. I have a lot of happy memories of my time there, the Marklews’ still farmed in the earlier days. There was never any mention of a permit in those days. There were some good sized Pike in there and I once saw one take an adult duck. I don’t fish any more but I have often thought of one more visit.

i worked in a property near the police station some years back where a gentleman gave me an account of a suicide that took place in the pond. His dad was a P.C who led the search for the man who drowned himself in Marklews pond. I wonder if there is any record of that?

a huge thankyou to everyone who has posted a reply to my question about fishing at marklews pool..i have met carl griffiths on several occassions whilst fishing and he did mention that he was the bailiff for the waters ..he never asked to see my licence [ i do have one ] he never asked for any money nor did he prove that he was an actual bailiff..but he has done a great job of keeping it very clean and tidy…many many thanks for your replies everyone..they have been a huge help
many thanks taffy

i remember i used to fish marklews pond from 1960 to presant remember back in the early years a lady named old lady wallace used to walk round the pool with 2 jack russell dogs she said it was free fishing no charge at all common land it was
thank you all if you have never fished it go give it a try realy big tench in there double figures some of then
regards dennis

Hello is that the Dennis Poole that. Lived in the avenues or still does friends with Albert Padgett sue Kelly a lad called basford I think Steve Jolly here I remember us all at central school well the occasion we were there am living in south west France now hope to get to brownhills some day to look at what has changed well must get on with life regards Steve jolly

Yes the boss was Allan worth Ray hall worked there as well in between poxens slaughterhouse I then moved on to hednesford dewhurst for a few years before moving north to Newcastle stayed in butchery got own shop but now retired and live in south west France Carcassonne good to here from you anyone else from that era still around thanks for getting in touch regards Steve Jolly